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From Pearl Harbor into World War II

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Al-Bodenlos-Pearl-Harbor-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Al Bodenlos can tell you plenty about building airport runways. Of course, most of those he helped build were on…

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A Witness to the Beginning of World War II

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Al-Bodenlos-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Al Bodenlos was in Honolulu on the morning of December 7, 1941. Like many people there, he didn’t immediately realize…

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An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Al-Bodenlos-Pearl-Harbor-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.2KB)Al was about to witness the most realistic military training exercise he had ever seen. As he got closer to…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa Podcast

The Father of the Green Revolution

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Norman-Borlaug-2009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.9KB)One news anchored reported that this man may be responsible for saving more lives than anyone in the 20th Century….

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Podcast Vermont

The Birthplace of Stephen Douglas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Stephen-Douglas-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 948.8KB)Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War, but it was this man who defeated him for the Senate…

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Posted in American Countryside Florida Podcast

The Oldest House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/St-Augustine-Oldest-House.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:31 — 2.3MB)(St. Augustine, Florida) – Some people may purchase older homes and restore them to their original beauty. But when it…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

Strong Man Steve Schmidt

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Strong-Man-Steve.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)(Leslie, Missouri)–Every dentist that has ever advised not to crush ice or hard candy with one’s teeth will not want…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

Teaching Small Farming Methods That Work

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Free-Range-Chickens-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happened to find in his high school ag…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

Free Range Poultry

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Free-Range-Chickens-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.8MB)This poultry producer wouldn’t say his goal is to take on the big boys in the chicken world and win,…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

Herm’s 1930s Farm in the 21st Century

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Free-Range-Chickens-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Herman’s farm may look like it is cut out of the 1930’s, but when you dig deeper, you find that…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Maryland National Battlefield National Park Service Podcast

Antietam Battle

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Antietam-Battle-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Even by today’s standards, the cost of this battle was staggering. It was a 12 hour conflict that saw a…

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Chad Hymas: From Salt Lake to Las Vegas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Chad-Hymas-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 960.2KB)You can make a quick drive from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas or an even shorter flight if you…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Maryland National Battlefield National Park Service Podcast

Antietam Battle’s Blood Lane

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Antietam-Battle-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.1KB)The fields were filled with ears of corn nearing harvest during September, but the kernels would never be shelled. In…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Maryland National Battlefield National Park Service Podcast

Knowing Someone Else’s Battle Plan

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Antietam-Battle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 950.0KB)Imagine going into a battle and having the enemy’s plan of attach in your hands. It sounds like it would…

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Battle at Antietam

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Antietam-Battle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.7KB)You may have heard stories of family members fighting against one another during the Civil War. At this famous battlefield,…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Podcast

Preparing for the Iditarod

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/09/Iditarod-Headquarters-Reddington-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Some sports not only require thousands of hours of training, they also require a hefty financial investment. For those who…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Podcast

1156 Miles on a Sled

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Iditarod-Headquarters-Reddington-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.1KB)Some athletes train for a marathon–a race just over 26 miles in length. This athlete’s family trains for an event…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Podcast

Family Ties and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Iditarod-Headquarters-Reddington-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 948.8KB)For the next three features here on the American Countryside you’re in for a real treat as we discover what…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Podcast

The Palmer, Alaska Farmer’s Market

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Palmer-Alaska-Farmers-Market.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.9KB)When you think of fertile farmland, you perhaps think of a location with deep rich soil in the Midwest. But…

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Silver Moon Feeds

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Silver-Moon-Feeds.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)You can buy feed from a lot of different places, but what makes Silver Moon Feeds special is how this…

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